Biogeochemical Cycles
If producers have 100,000 kcals then how many kcals will herbivores have?
10,000 kcals
Turns glucose into chemical energy
Mitochondria
What is the sugar for DNA called?
Deoxyribose
When the graph starts to level about a number the population is reaching what?
Carrying Capacity
The TWO process moving carbon into the atmosperhe.
Burning fossil fuels
Respiration
The term for the organism at the top of the food pyramid.
Top predator/apex predator
When there is more water outside the cell compared to inside the cell, the cell would be in a ______ solution.
hypotonic
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific thing?
Gene
What is the product of DNA replication?
Two Identical Daughter Strands
Products of photosynthesis
glucose and oxygen
A pack of orcas working together to hunt a polar bear stuck on an ice flow is a form of what kind of relationship?
Predator prey
What is the function of the nucleus?
Control center of the cell
This organelle has a relationship to the nucleus because it takes the genetic material to help make proteins.
Ribosomes
This organelle uses solar energy to produce food and chemical energy for plants.
the function of the phloem
Carry sugars down from the leaf
Where is grass on the energy pyramid? Why
First Tropic Level: producers have the most energy because their food source is the Sun
The cell membrane is made primarily of what macromolecule?
phospholipids
In mitosis, you start with one cell with 46 chromosomes and end up with ____ cells with _____ chromosomes.
In meiosis, you start with one cell with 46 chromosomes and end up with _____ cells with ______ chromosomes.
2, 46
4, 23
Individuals receive two versions of each gene, known as alleles, from each parent. If the alleles of a gene are different, one allele will be expressed;
Dominate gene
O2 + C6H12O6 --> CO2 + H2O
What is a praying mantis?
Carnivore
What is DNA Replication CALLED? ANd why?
Semi Conservative, 1/2 old and 1/2 new
What is the mRNA sequence to this DNA?
5' ATA GCG AAC CCG '3
3' UAU CGC UUG GGC '5
Shannon wants to see if the amount of time she studies will affect her grades. She normally studies for 30 minutes a night but decides to double her study time to one hour per night. Over the next three weeks, Shannon sees her science grade raise by 10%.
What are the independent variable, dependent variable and control for this experiment?
ID: the amount of study time
DV: science grade
Control: studying for 30 mins every night